Oman sympathises with Afghanistan over earthquake

The Foreign Ministry has expressed the Sultanate of Oman's sympathies with Afghanistan over the devastating earthquake that struck the west of the country yesterday.

Hundreds of people are reported to have died and as many as 2,000 may have been injured  in the earthquake in Herat province.

A Foreign Ministry statement sent Oman's sincere condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Afghanistan, along with its best wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured.

This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.